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Free Freelancer Money Toolkit: 10 Calculators & Tools Every UK Self-Employed Person Needs (2026)

Published: 15 March 2026 ยท No sign-up, no subscription, no catch

Running your own business means doing your own maths. Day rates, tax estimates, late payment interest, cash flow gaps โ€” it's relentless.

We built these tools because we got tired of searching for them. They're all free, work in your browser, and don't require an account. Your data stays on your device.

The essential toolkit

1. ๐Ÿ“Š Day Rate Calculator

Work out what you should charge per day based on your target annual income, working days, tax, expenses, and profit margin. Probably the most-used freelancer calculator in the UK.

Calculate your day rate โ†’

2. ๐Ÿงฎ Self-Employed Tax Calculator 2025/26

Enter your income and expenses. Get a full breakdown of Income Tax, Class 2 and Class 4 National Insurance, student loan repayments, and your actual take-home pay.

Estimate your tax โ†’

3. โš–๏ธ Late Payment Interest Calculator

Calculate what a client owes you in statutory interest and compensation under UK law. The Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 gives you the right to charge interest on overdue invoices โ€” most freelancers don't know this.

Calculate interest owed โ†’

4. ๐Ÿ’ฐ Cash Flow Forecast

Plan your income and expenses month by month for 3, 6, or 12 months ahead. Spot cash gaps before they happen. Export to CSV for your accountant or records.

Build your forecast โ†’

5. ๐Ÿ“‹ Business Expense Tracker

Track expenses by HMRC category throughout the year. See your spending breakdown by category, running totals, and export to CSV when tax return time arrives. Uses localStorage โ€” your data stays in your browser.

Start tracking โ†’

6. ๐Ÿš— Mileage Allowance Calculator

Calculate your HMRC-approved mileage claim for cars, vans, motorcycles, and bicycles. See your actual tax saving based on your tax rate.

Calculate mileage claim โ†’

7. ๐Ÿ“ Invoice Generator

Create a professional-looking invoice, preview it, and download as PDF. Includes VAT toggle, multiple line items, and all the fields HMRC expects to see. No account needed.

Create an invoice โ†’

8. โœ‰๏ธ Payment Reminder Generator

Generate chase emails for overdue invoices at three escalation levels: friendly reminder, firm follow-up, and final notice. Copy-paste ready with the right tone for each stage.

Generate a reminder โ†’

9. ๐Ÿ“‹ Freelancer Client & Project Tracker

Track clients, projects, and invoices in one place. Dashboard shows active clients, outstanding invoices, revenue collected, and average days to payment. Export per section to CSV.

Start tracking โ†’

10. ๐Ÿ”ฅ MTD Readiness Checker

Find out if Making Tax Digital affects you, what software you need, your deadlines, and a personalised action plan. Takes 2 minutes. The MTD deadline for incomes over ยฃ50k is 6 April 2026 โ€” 22 days away.

Check your readiness โ†’

๐Ÿ’ก Bookmark this page. All these tools work offline once loaded, and your saved data persists between visits via your browser's local storage.

Why free?

Because freelancers already pay for enough software. These tools cover the basics that shouldn't require a monthly subscription. If you want more โ€” step-by-step guides, template packs, escalation systems โ€” we sell those separately. But the tools? Free. Always.

What else we offer

If you find the free tools useful, we also sell practical resource packs for common freelancer problems:

Related guides

๐Ÿ“ฆ Want everything in one place?

The Getting-Paid Toolkit bundles invoice templates, chase email sequences, contract clauses, and compliance checklists into one download. Stop piecing it together from free tools.

Get the toolkit โ€” ยฃ19 โ†’


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